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an unexpected and usually minor obstacle or difficulty
Glitches in the speaker's schedule caused some delays.
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Recent Examples of glitches
The summit opened Monday with organizational glitches, as attendees and exhibitors reported long lines and delays, and some complained on social media that personal belongings and display items had been stolen.
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ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
This could be due to technological problems and computer glitches.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
Hulu has been operating on an old tech platform from before Disney took over the former joint venture that was plagued with glitches during the live Oscar telecast last year.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
TikTok says the ongoing glitches are related to a power outage.
—Tricia Escobedo, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Those glitches intensified fears of government interference.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
Universities complained about a glitches in a system meant to track students from other countries.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Forbes said absences may reflect stock fluctuations or archival glitches.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
The latest outage follows a string of technical glitches that have disrupted the platform in recent months.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
This could be due to technological problems and computer glitches.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
Hulu has been operating on an old tech platform from before Disney took over the former joint venture that was plagued with glitches during the live Oscar telecast last year.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
TikTok says the ongoing glitches are related to a power outage.
—Tricia Escobedo, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Those glitches intensified fears of government interference.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
Universities complained about a glitches in a system meant to track students from other countries.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Forbes said absences may reflect stock fluctuations or archival glitches.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
The latest outage follows a string of technical glitches that have disrupted the platform in recent months.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glitches
Noun
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The announcement was made Wednesday at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, where leading tech executives, government officials and AI researchers are debating how to use AI to solve real-world problems.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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The government also stopped collecting and reporting crucial survey findings on transgender students — data that have shown higher rates of depression, drug use, bullying and other problems.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In addition to the effects of the pandemic and tariffs, climate issues — drought in Vietnam, heavy rain in Indonesia, and hot, dry weather in Brazil — are blamed for reducing yields of coffee crops and driving up global prices.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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The people in the district deserve to have someone who has lived in the district and knows the issues in the community.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Projects such as Link at Boca will help but cannot solve Tri-Rail’s financial troubles.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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Kamilla’s earache and hearing troubles have been among their biggest concerns.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Glitches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glitches. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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